Genetic Privacy
New report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
It’s called “Privacy and Progress in Whole Genome Sequencing.” The Commission described the rapid advances underway in the field of genome sequencing, but also noted growing concerns about privacy and security. The report lists twelve recommendations to improve current practices and to help safeguard privacy and security, including using deidentification wherever possible.
mdb • October 17, 2012 7:04 AM
Maybe they should regulate ancestry.com next. Just as much genetic info can be deduced from that data. This is really just stupid. Genetics will give you risks, it is rarely a diagnosis (when it is a diagnosis, unless it is a mutation – your family tree will have the info as well)